British Rule History

Q. Who set up the dual system of administration in Bengal?

A
Lord Wellesley
B
Robert Clive
C
Dupleix
D
Lord Macaulay

Correct Answer

Robert Clive

More Questions on British Rule

  • Q. Who among the following had been the leader of a number of anti-British revolts in Sambalpur?
    A)Surendra Sai
    B)Kattabomman
    C)Utirat Singh
    D)Sayyid Ahmad Barelvi
    Answer: Surendra Sai
  • Q. In which region did Birsa Munda operate against the British?
    A)Chhota Nagpur
    B)Punjab
    C)Tarai
    D)Manipur
    Answer: Chhota Nagpur
  • Q. Who among the following British persons admitted the Revolt of 1857 as a national revolt?
    A)Lord Canning
    B)Lord Dalhousie
    C)Lord Ellenborough
    D)Disraeli
    Answer: Disraeli
  • Q. Rani Laxmi Bai died fighting the British in the Battle of
    A)Kanpur
    B)Jhansi
    C)Gwalior
    D)Kalpi
    Answer: Gwalior
  • Q. Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time of commencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?
    A)Russell II
    B)Lord Palmerston
    C)Edward Smith-Stanley
    D)Benjamin Disraeli
    Answer: Lord Palmerston
  • Q. Despite holding a monopoly, the East India Company had faced competition from what it had termed as the ‘interlopers’ represented by the
    A)Indigenous merchants
    B)Portuguese
    C)British free merchants
    D)Dutch
    Answer: British free merchants
  • Q. The United East India Company refers to the company in India formed by the
    A)Dutch
    B)Portuguese
    C)French
    D)British
    Answer: Dutch
  • Q. Assertion (A): On 25th April, 1809, the Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Ranjit Singh and East India Company. Reason (R): Ranjit Singh wanted to increase the realm of his empire with the help of the company
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Who said that he had not become His Majesty’s first Minister to preside over the liquidation of the British Empire?
    A)Churchill
    B)Attlee
    C)Disraeli
    D)Loyd George
    Answer: Churchill
  • Q. The British attitude towards granting India independence changed partly owing to the
    A)Impact of World War II
    B)Change in the government of the UK
    C)Growing tide of Indian Nationalism
    D)All of the above
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. The first Bengali Drama, written to highlight the brutality of the British indigo planters, was
    A)Neel Darpan
    B)Rast Goftar
    C)Shome Prakash
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Neel Darpan
  • Q. Which of the following authorised the British Government to imprison any person without trial and conviction in a court of law
    A)Government of India Act of 1935
    B)Rowlatt Act of 1919
    C)Indian Council Act of 1909
    D)Government of India Act of 1919
    Answer: Rowlatt Act of 1919
  • Q. MSP means __________
    A)Mysore Special police
    B)Malabar Special Police
    C)Madras Special police
    D)Mappila Special Police
    Answer: Malabar Special Police
  • Q. Till the end of the 17th Century the growth of the executive and legislative powers of the East india Company depended on
    A)Governor-General
    B)Governor
    C)Parliament
    D)Crown
    Answer: Crown
  • Q. Who among the following who fought against British in 1857 Revolt? I. Kunwar Singh II. Tantia Tope III. Nana Saheb IV. Maulavi Ahmaduallah
    A)I, III and IV
    B)All of the above
    C)I, II and III
    D)II, III and IV
    Answer: All of the above
  • Q. __________ , the viceroy of India decided to partition Bengal for administrative purposes, creating a new province of East Bengal and Assam, with a population of 31 million people and with its capital at Dhaka
    A)Lord Rippon
    B)Lord Curzon
    C)Lord Hastings
    D)Wellesley
    Answer: Lord Curzon
  • Q. By which Charter Act, the East India Company’s monopoly of trade with China come to an end?
    A)Charter Act of 1813
    B)Charter Act of 1793
    C)Charter Act of 1833
    D)Charter Act of 1853
    Answer: Charter Act of 1833
  • Q. Assertion (A): East India Association in London was organised by Dadabhai Naoroji. Reason (R): He wanted to influence the British public opinion
    A)Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
    B)Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
    C)A is true but R is false
    D)A is false but R is true
    Answer: A is true but R is false
  • Q. Which of the following is not correct about Montegu- Chelmsford’s Reform & Government of India Act, 1919?
    A)In this Act the central legislative council was replaced by two houses-the imperial legislative assembly and the council of state
    B)It changed the administrative system in India
    C)Education and public health were placed under charge of ministers responsible to the legislature
    D)All of the above are incorrect
    Answer: All of the above are incorrect
  • Q. The Indian Civil Service Act was passed during the Viceroyalty of
    A)Canning
    B)Elgin
    C)Minto
    D)Lytton
    Answer: Canning

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